Dentistry Uncensored With Howard Farran

• Dr. Dryer's amazing journey through dentistry • Going from private to group practice to inventing DryerPliers • How to use DryerPliers     When I first began utilizing sectional matrix systems at my practice in Plano, TX.; I was immediately impressed by their ability to achieve anatomically "tight" proximal contacts. But, I also found myself continually searching my instrument drawers for some type of pliers that could be used for delivering those little bands into the patient's mouth. My thumb and index finger frequently became my only option. You too, have probably experienced those same frustrations with trying to avoid bending them, accompanied by the" fear" of dropping them! The difficulty of placing a sectional band (without deforming it) into a Mesial preparation done a maxillary molar, can only be understood by a dentist who has done it. Sound familiar?   After searching several dental supply catalogues; I then began asking manufacturers at dental conventions. After receiving numerous blank looks fr